I've seen this answer and this one. I think I've done what they say to do, but I'm still having trouble.

I've copied /usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications/. I then edited that file to look like this

[Desktop Entry]

Name=Terminal

Comment=Use the command line

TryExec=gnome-terminal

Exec=gnome-terminal

Icon=utilities-terminal

Type=Application

X-GNOME-DocPath=gnome-terminal/index.html

X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Bugzilla=GNOME

X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Product=gnome-terminal

X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Component=BugBuddyBugs

X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Version=3.0.1

Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility;TerminalEmulator;

StartupNotify=true

OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;

X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=New;NewDev

X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=gnome-terminal



[New Shortcut Group]

Name=New Terminal

Exec=gnome-terminal

TargetEnvironment=Unity



[NewDev Shortcut Group]

Name=New Development Terminal

Exec=gnome-terminal --window-with-profile=Development

TargetEnvironment=Unity

I then chowned the file to make me the owner instead of root. I closed all my terminals and removed the terminal icon from the launcher.

Now, if I open Terminal from the dash, I get a new launcher icon which has the new quicklist. But if I press Ctrl + Alt + T, it opens a different terminal icon, which doesn't have the quicklist.

What's worse is that if I keep the new icon in the launcher and then close all terminals, using the new quicklist opens a new terminal with the correct profile, but with a new icon without the quicklist.

I made a video here of some of the weird behavior.

I also tried editing the /usr/share/applications/ file directly, but that didn't work at all. I got no new quicklist, and clicking on the launcher icon wouldn't load a terminal at all.

What am I doing wrong in creating quicklists?